Research areas of interest

The following areas reflect current research interests at Natus and represent opportunities to further advance clinical knowledge, evaluate emerging technologies, and generate evidence that supports informed patient care. While these topics highlight areas of particular interest, we welcome research proposals across the neurodiagnostic and neuromonitoring landscape, particularly those that address clinically relevant questions and have the potential to make a meaningful impact on neuro care.

EEG

Encephalopathy diagnosis and subtyping
Epilepsy subtyping and precision medicine

Point-of care EEG

Hospital System’s Economic impact with Hub and Spoke model
BrainWatch with Persyst AI accuracy
BrainWatch Signal Integrity
BrainWatch clinical use in pediatric setting
Clinical workflow optimization in neurodiagnostics
Encephalitis detection
Traumatic brain injury triage
ED & ICU nursing ease of use

AI for EEG

AI for EEG implementation and tool efficiency

EMG

AVEMG

Develop reference values for different muscles using concentric and monopolar needle
Assess concordance between subjective EMG examination and AVEMG
Compare EMG findings when the recordings are made by clinicians with different levels of expertise.
Compare reference values across different laboratories.
Use AVEMG quantitative data for diagnosis using AI technology.

Neurocritical Care

Multimodal Neuromonitoring impact of individualized care using Moberg CNS and Envision
How aggregated threshold data at the bedside improves nursing care
ICP waveform analysis impact on nursing and patient care
ICP – Benefits of continuous monitoring
Data to support evidenced based management of External Ventricular Drains
Effect of nonpyrogenic scalpels and drill bits used for cranial access on CNS infection rates
Head of bed position on intracranial pressure

PSG/Sleep

AI sleep event scoring
Identification and evaluation of endotype and phenotypes in sleep diagnostics